Summary
Brian Shorland is a seasoned product leader with over two decades of deep DNS, DHCP and IPAM expertise, now serving as Vice President of Product Management at BlueCat. He has guided product strategy and delivery for carrier and enterprise-grade network services at BlueCat and Nokia, shaping platforms like BlueCat Adaptive DNS, DNS Edge and Gateway. Known for blending practical engineering roots with strategic roadmap vision, he repeatedly turns complex network architecture and automation needs into commercially successful products. Based in Crowthorne, UK, he brings an engineer’s mindset—“more hack less code”—to product decisions, favoring pragmatic automation and integration. His background spans hands-on senior engineering and global product leadership, giving him both technical credibility and cross-functional influence.
8 years of coding experience
23 years of employment as a software developer
Whitstone School
Bsc (Hons), Computer Science, Bsc (Hons), Computer Science at University of Reading